The Lomwe people are one of the largest tribes residing in

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

and

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

. In Mozambique their language is spoken by many in central Mozambique. In

they are second largest tribe after the Chewa TribeThe World Factbook
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Malawi Lomwe language Malawi Lomwe, known as ''Elhomwe'', is a dialect of the Lomwe language spoken in southeastern Malawi in parts such as Mulanje and Thyolo. Background The Lomwe are one of the four largest ethnic groups living in Malawi and have history of migratio ...

. Late former president

Bingu wa Mutharika Bingu wa Mutharika (; born Brightson Webster Ryson Thom; 24 February 1934 – 5 April 2012) was a Malawian politician and economist who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the Demo ...

and his brother who also was a president of the Republic of Malawi

Peter Mutharika Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940) is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic law, inter ...

, belong to this ethnic group.

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